Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-07
TELEGRApHIC BREYITIEs.
DOMESTIC.

George N. Pullman has been knighted
by King Humbert of Italy.
E. A. Foster, Clerk and Town Treasurer
of Greenfield, Mass, is $4,000 short in his
accounts.
There is a report that ex-senator Jones
of Florida will be candidate for re-elec-
ton before the Florida Legislature.
Mr.. Mathews, late colored Recorder of
the District of Columbia, is to succeed Mr.
Montgomery as Commissioner of Patents.
The Controller of Currency has called
for a statement of the condition of the
National Banks at the close of business on
March 4th.
Judge Treat retired from the United
States District Court Of the Eastern Dis
trict of Missouri, after thirty years OF judi
cial service.
Charles ]. Peterson, author and publisher
and proprietor of Petersons Ladies National
Jfdgd=ine, died suddenly at his residence
Saturday, aged 6S years.
George Condit Smith was shot in Madi-
son Square, New York, on Thursday night
by an unknown man. He is a ward of
Justice Field of the United States Supreme
Court.
Lieutenant Colonel R. N. Scott, Third
Artillery. chief of the publication of war
records of the rebellion, died at his resi-
dence in Washington, Saturday afternoon,
of pneumonia.
The officials of several coal companies
shipping from South Amboy, n. j., fear an
outbreak among their 800 strikers. Armed
special Deputy Sheriffs patrol the docks
night and day.
Naval Constructor Pook submitted to the
Navy Department to-day his plans for the
new armored vessel of 5000 tons displace-
ment ordered by the last Congress. She will
cost over $2,5o0,00O.
Bradstrect's reports that 90, 800 men struck
during January and February, 1887, against
81, 800 in the same months in 1886. Or
these 49, 600 are still out, 1923 were sue
cess.ul. aud 50,777 failed.
F. McLeish, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
has fled at the Postoffice Department
charges rejecting severely upon the con-
duct of James l.. Wilder, Railway Mail
Superintendent for the Pacific Coast.
The New York flour trade is exercised
over a London project to establish in Rio
de Janeiro -four milling company with a
capital Of f500, 600. No -four is at present
milled in Brazil, but is exported from the
United States.
One wing of the wholesale grocery house
of A. B. Simmons & Co.. at Atchison, Kas.,
was burned Saturday, together with goods
valued at about $4,000. The loss on the
building is $4,000, and the insurance on
the whole establishment is $4,000.
The Superintendent of the Jersey City
ferries Of the Pennsylvania railroad yester-
day discovered lew evidences of an at
tempt TO burn the companys ferry-houses
and depot. The company is employing
men to patrol the wharf day ard night.
The fund for the relief of Mrs. General
John A. Logan, started by George L. Le-
mon, of Washington, proprietor of the Ma
ti0nGt Tribune. now amounts to $50, 295. 1t
Is Lemons intention TO increase this fund
to 100000. Since Congress refused to pass
the bill to pension Mrs. Logan it is thought
there will be no difficulty in raising the
money.
FOREIGN
Professor Slevizler, the Sanscrit scholar,
is dead
The German Reichstag viii begin the
debate on the army bill to-day.
The Chamber of Deputies at Athens has
elected NJ. Angerinos President.
Six new cases of cholera and four deaths
are reported from Catania, Sicily.
The British Government has ordered
five war vessels to the North Pacific Station.
By order of King Humbert, the members
of the Depreiis Cabinet have resumed their
portfolios.
BY an explosion of firedamp in colliery
at Onaregnon, Belgium, over a hundred
men were killed.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has resigned
the Chief Secretaryship of Ireland, and
Hon. ]. A. Balfour has been appointedsto
succeed him.
The Italian Chambers have been sum-
moned to meet ON the 10th instant. Signor
Crispi will interpellate the Government on
the recent ministerial crisis.
Peter John Beckx, General of Jesuits,
died at Rome, Saturday. He was born at
Sichem, in Belgium, February 8, 1895, and
was educated for the priesthood.
Sir Charles Upper, Dominion Minister
of Finance, intends to ask at the next ses-
sion of Parliament a further grant of $10.-
600 900 for the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
The Red Star Line steamship Waeswand,
which went ashore on Goodwin Sands, near
Deal, while on her way to Antwerp from
New York, hoated after throwing over
board two hundred tons of her cargo. She
has been towed to Antwerp.
PACIFIC COAST.
Sayageau, on trial at MERGED, was found
guilty Of murder in the first degree.
Smallpox has ceased at Guaymas, and
clean bills of health are given by the port
authorities.
In the case of Gussie Yeaton, young
girl. on trial at Shasta for arson, the Jury
were unable to agree.
Some unknown person blew up the store
house of T. L. Mercer at Tulare, destroying
everything in the building.
Albert Dubois, charged with the killing
of George Biethen at the Junction, Lassen
county, has been discharged
Tracy Titus, the well-known theatrical
manager died at the Sierra Madre Villa,
Los Angeles county, Saturday.
D. B. Frazer, of San Francisco, has pur-
chased the Farmers Bank building and lot
in Fresno. 50 by 70, for ST. 900.
The hotel of Mrs Gallson, of Mariposa,
was burned Saturday morning. Several of
the inmates, in endeayoring to escape, were
severely injured.
The United States Grand Jury at Tacoma,
W. T., returned mot true bills in the
Chinese cases OF NJ. kaufman, 4. G. Bacon,
John Forbes, r. J. Weishach. D. B. Han
nan, Jacob Rocph, James Wickersham,
George P. Epperson, J A. Comerford and
II. A. Stevens.
While engaged in decking an empty car
on the under deck of the double cage at
/ the Consolidated Virginia shaft, Peter
Gugnina better known as Big Pete, . had
his foot caught between the cage and the
edge of the iron sheeting OF the platform,
MASKING the foot horribly.
Work has been commenced by the Gov
eminent surveying party at Newport har-
Dor. Los Angeles unity. By the expendi-
ture of comparatively small amount of
money the barbor can be made easy OF ac-
cess either by steamer or sailing vessel.
| This survey will establish the feasibility of
making good harbor at Newport.
There is nothing new regarding the inter
national war in Nogales, a. T., although
the excitement keeps up aud, il anything,
is increasing. Twenty-Five rifles and GOO
rounds of cartridges we're received by Sat-
urday nights train, and were at once
placed in the hands of body Of picked
men. AS consequence the town was very
quiet and the belligerent Mexican Colonel
did not carry out his proposition to cross
the line aud do as he wished.